A Bride’s Revenge: No Longer The Back Up Novel

hapter 79 Arianas gaze grew frostier as she took in Gwens shamelessness .

Well , youve made the wrong move , Ms.

Lambert .

Brian loathes me now .

Theres no way hed help our family .

Gwen was baffled by that .

But how ? Ariana didnt want to waste her time explaining such dull things to Gwen .

She turned on her heel and headed upstairs .

Only Gwen remained on the spot , panicking .

That was when she received a phone call .

It was one of the companys shareholders , Horace Lindt .

He anxiously exclaimed , Ms.Torrey , the companys seriously at the end of its line ! Can you raise the funds or not ? Calm yourself , Mr.

Lindt .

Cant you tell Im already trying to brainstorm a solution ? Before Gwen could say more , she received another call .

She had no choice but to put this call on hold and answer the other one .

The phone call was from one of Torrey Co.s business partners , Cedric Zox , whose voice rattled with anxiety .

Whats going on with Torrey Co.

, Mrs.

Torrey ? When can our project resume ? You need to give me an answer .

If this doesnt work out , Ill invest in another company instead ! Gwen was getting nervous at that point .

Were already doing the best we can , Mr.

Zox .

Please dont worry about it ! How can I not worry ? Let me make one thing clear .

We wont let you off the hook if you dont come to the company and give us a reasonable explanation before this afternoon ! Cedric hung up after saying that .

Gwen looked at her phone , her chest tightening with frustration .

She mentally yelled at Ariana , wondering why the latter had failed .

That afternoon , Gwen had no choice but to make herself presentable and drive to Torrey Co.

She had just entered the company .

There , she realized the employees had long descended into chaos .

Everyone swarmed at her , demanding an explanation once they saw her arrive .

Everybody , quiet ! Settle down ! Mrs.

Torrey is here to give us all an answer ! John protectively stood before Gwen as the two walked further into the company .

However , Gwen soon noticed everyone was already seated in the conference room and awaiting an answer from her .

She never imagined so many people would show up at the company .

Because of that , she felt briefly uneasy .

The smell of cigarettes filled the conference room as one of the shareholders stepped forward .

Weve already waited for many days , Mrs.

Torrey .

Its about time you gave us an explanation , right ? Yeah ! Dont you owe us an answer ? Tell us whether our money is gone ! Are the rumors true ? Is the Torrey family broke ? Questions came flying at Gwen from all directions.

Gwen used to be revered by all in the company .

Alas , she had no say in this situation .

Dear shareholders and directors , please calm yourselves .

About the company … I Ive handed everything to Ariana .

You may seek her out if youre pressed for an answer ! What ? You entrusted everything to Ms.

Torrey ? You must be joking , Mrs.

Torrey .

1/2 Chapter 79 Yeah ! Ms.

Torreys still too young .

Besides , its not like were unaware of her reputation ! Shes a woman who spends her time latching onto a man How can she help resolve Torrey Co.s problems ? Quit messing around with us , Mrs.

Torrey ! Criticism came at Gwen from all corners of the room .

She had no clue how to respond in that instant .

If the Torrey familys bankrupt , youll have to return our money to us first ! Thats right ! Whats going to happen to our money ? We put in several hundred million ! Has it all gone to waste ? And what about our business projects ? Theyre halfway in progress , which means all our previous efforts have been for naught ! Thats m